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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapter 10-12.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In comparison to the other appeals, how much did Aristotle think that rhetoric resembled the dialectic in the logical appeal?
(a) Rhetoric most closely resembled dialectic in the logical appeal.
(b) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the same in the logical appeal.
(c) Rhetoric resembled dialectic the least in the logical appeal.
(d) Rhetoric resembled dialectic exactly in the logical appeal.
2. What did Aristotle say could not be considered good?
(a) Something that is relied upon by something else.
(b) Something that is supplemental to something else.
(c) Something that is dependent on something else.
(d) Something that is instrumental to something else.
3. According to Aristotle, how could a person defend their position in the future when they discovered the truth of a question?
(a) More precisely.
(b) Less forcefully.
(c) More forcefully.
(d) Less precisely.
4. How did Aristotle differentiate between crime and punishment?
(a) Crime was remote while punishment was immediate.
(b) Crime and punishment were remote.
(c) Crime and punishment were immediate.
(d) Crime was immediate while punishment was remote.
5. In order for an enthymeme to be successful, what recommendation did Aristotle have about its conclusion?
(a) It should be obvious.
(b) It should not be obvious.
(c) It should be long.
(d) It should be short.
Short Answer Questions
1. As explained in Book II, Chapter 4, what type of friends were people most likely to choose?
2. What did Aristotle think was not sought by a person displaying kindness?
3. What did the paean avoid in order to gain Aristotle's endorsement as the ideal rhythm for prose?
4. How did Aristotle think rhetoric could be useful in terms of one's beliefs?
5. In order to object to an argument using Aristotle's explanations, how might it be attacked?
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